Four of them were senior members of Pyongyang's famous Unhasu Orchestra, where Kim's wife, Ri Sol Ju, had been a singer before she married him in June 2012. The charges against them was spying and they were shot by firing squad. Then there was a vice minister executed for questioning state policy on forestry. Another official of a similar rank was executed in February because he opposed Kim's plans for a new building in the shape of a flower named after his grandfather, North Korean founder Kim Il-Sung.
These details have come out during a secret briefing to the South Korean parliament's intelligence committee. As he committee member has revealed – Kim Jong-Un does not accept excuses or reasoning and he believes in pushing through everything. If there is any objection, he feels it as a challenge to his authority and gives execution orders. In the four months of this year, 15 senior officials have reportedly been executed.
Incidentally, he is expected to travel to Moscow to attend an event marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. It would be his first overseas trip after coming to power in 2011 following the death of his father.
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